Their sixth album, The Hunting Party (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound, and their seventh album, One More Light (2017), was their first pop-oriented record. The band's fifth album, Living Things (2012), combined musical elements from all of their previous records. By the end of the decade, Linkin Park was among the most successful and popular rock acts.The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types on their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds. The band explored experimental sounds on their third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). Their second album, Meteora (2003), continued the band's success. Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles "One Step Closer", "Crawling" and "In the End" all to chart highly on the Mainstream Rock chart the latter crossed over to the pop chart. Categorized as alternative rock, Linkin Park's earlier music spanned a fusion of heavy metal and hip hop, while their later music features more electronica and pop elements.Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington are former members of the band.
The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. I'm sure the other band member's feel the same in regards to their families so the cover is representative of where they are all at in life right now.Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.
Chester is the most open band mate in regards to family, so having his family on the cover makes sense and he probably thinks it's something different and cool, I mean, having his family on an album cover is a really big gesture for how much they influence him and mean to him. You don't get much more personal than putting your family on the cover. Chester said the album is about " life" and how the record is "personal". It's actually really crazy that this is the album cover, but looking back at what the band have been saying, especially Chester, it does make sense in a way. Of course I could be wrong as fuck and these could all be models and I know jack shit.Īnyway, those are my thoughts on the cover. Granted they're using a photo of the most open member's family and it's not overtly obvious it is his family but still, crazy to see that they would even consider this after years of separating the two. The only thing that is confusing about it is that it's kind of inviting fans to discuss and learn about a band member's personal life because everyone is going to want to identify each and every person on the cover. With all this in mind the connection to the album and the cover make sense and I don't dislike it like I thought I would when I first saw it. It's not like he was just slotting in random words about pain after the fact. Chester probably wrote a shit load of them and they had a lot to do with family. It also echoes back to how this album was built on lyrics. I'm sure the other band member's feel the same in regards to their families so the cover is representative of where they are all at in life right now. Chester said the album is about "life" and how the record is "personal". You can also see some sort of bikini around her neck if you look close. The hair is just tied back and she has a kind of beach skirt on. What's even more crazy about this cover and what blew my mind upon discovering it, is that the person with the long hair on the left isn't one of Chester's kids with long hair and shorts, it appears to actually be Chester's wife Talinda. After a while though it seemed to me that they were Chester's kids.
When I first saw the cover I thought it was just random kids on the coast.